Just because someone plays Beethoven badly doesn’t mean Beethoven was a bad composer. Just because someone lives the Christian life poorly doesn’t mean that Jesus isn’t worth following.
God doesn’t ask you to be like Christians. He asks you to be like Jesus Christ. That’s a big difference.
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Gender-neutral version:
Just because someone plays Beethoven badly doesn’t mean Beethoven was a bad composer. Just because someone lives the Christian life poorly doesn’t mean that Jesus isn’t worth following.
God doesn’t ask you to be like Christians. God asks you to be like Jesus Christ. That’s a big difference.